#23

Perhaps my favorite article in this class was the one about the blogger creating a story in which real people followed. The blogger created a character, and led others to believe that this character was real. I found that one to be the most interesting because it really makes you question what is real and what is not on the internet. In my Public relations class, an ethical issue came up around the time we read this article. The issue was concerning an intern for a TV studio posing as a mother online, posting comments in parenting forums about a new TV show her son loves. (The intern does not have children). Our class obviously wrote this case of bad PR off as unethical, but we forget that the same thing happens everyday. Many people are creating fake identities online, and it’s really becoming an issue for many. The entire internet has become anonymous, and that, to me, is scary.